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APPLIOATIOH PIIED AUG. 19, 1908.

Patented June 14,1910.

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 19, 1908.

Patented June 14, 1910. Serial No. 449,288.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL KERN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in amusement devices, and moreparticularly to game devices suitable for use in hotels, restaurants,saloons and the like.

The object of my invention is to provide in a device of the classdescribed, a miniature pictorial and mechanical representation of abase-ball game in operation, and suitable operating means therefor.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the devicemay be self-contained and not dependent on an out side source foroperating means as in a coin-controlled machine.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in view, my invention consists in a casing with anillustration of a base-ball diamond and players on the front portion ofsaid casing, apertures in the casing to represent the four bases of adiamond, and suitable operating mechanism in the casing adapted torevolve an arm pivoted in the mechanism in the rear of the center of thediamond, whereby a player shown at the outer extremity of the arm andadapted to register with the apertures, may be seen when the arm in itsrevolution stops at one of the apertures or bases of the diamond.

My invention further consists in means for giving the revolving arm aninterrupted rotation, whereby the player at the extremity of the arm maybe concealed or in view through one of the apertures when the arm stopsrevolving.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my complete device, Fig. 2 is a sideelevation showing the device with the front portion removed, and Fig. 3is a detail perspective view showing the novel movement in the operatingmechanism.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the casing and 2 the frontportion of the casing which is secured by means of the screws 3. 4indicates the screw-holes after the front the rotatably mounted arbor 9,which arbor is contained in the operating mechanism in the casing 1. Atthe outer extremity of the arm 8, a figure of a ball-player 10 is shown.As the arm 8 revolves on its axis, the player 10 is adapted to registerwith the apertures 6, so that if the arm 8 is stopped at an aperture 6,the player 10 is plainly visible.

An opening 11 in the top of the casing 1- is adapted to receive a ball12, and a tube 13 forms a guide for the downward movement of the ball12. A receptacle 1 1 is provided to receive and retain the ball 12 untilthe device is again operated. A slot 15 in the tube 13 is provided tomake clearance for a lever 16 rigidly secured to the rotatable arbor 17.The lever 18 is a vertically disposed extension of the arbor 17 andintegral therewith. A hook 19 at the upper extremity of the lever 18 isadapted to engage stops 20 in the periphery 22 of the wheel 21. A spring23 makes a turn around the arbor 17 and is provided with a hook 2 1 toengage the lever 18 and a hook 25 to engage the member 26. The spring 23thus tends to maintain the hook 19 in constant contact with the wheel 21either in frictional contact with the periphery 22 or in engagement withthe stops 20. The lever 18 assumes the position as indicated by dottedlines when the lever 16 is depressed by the impact of the ball 12, thusreleasing the wheel 21 which instantly moves by the action of the trainof wheelwork provided in the mechanism. After the ball has passed thelever 16, the hook 19 engages another stop 20 by the action of thespring 23. The wheel 21 is thus stopped rota-ting after having moved thedistance between the two stops. The driving pinion of the arm 8 beingconnected with the wheel 21 by means of a gear 27 is adapted to movesimultaneously with the wheel 21.

The stops 20 are irregularly spaced as shown, and it is thereforeobvious that the distance that the figure 10 will travel in itsrevolution at a single operation of the machine will vary according tosaid spacmg.

The gear 27 and the pinion 28 are securely fixed to the arbors 29 and 9respectively. The gear 29 is mounted on the key-winding arbor 30 andmeshes with and is adapted to drive the pinion 31, the pinion 31 beingmounted on the arbor 29. 32 is the main spring connected in the usualmanner. Screws 33 are adapted to secure the member 26 to the casing l,and the screws 34 to secure the member 35 to the member 26.

The game is designed to be played by two players or by two parties orsides of players, and the ordinary game of base ball imitated as closelyas possible. The first side to play drops the ball into race 13 so thatsaid ball will strike the lever 16 and release wheel 21. This causes arm8 to be revolved upon its axis until hook 19 enters the next stop in theperiphery of wheel 21 which stops farther rotation of arm 8. Should thefigure on the end of arm 8 stop under one of the apertures 6, it iscounted as a base hit for that side, it being a one base hit, two basehit, three base hit or home run in accordance with under which aperturesaid figure stops. Should the figure stop between said bases so as to beconcealed it is construed as an out for that side. Each side continuesto drop the ball until three outs have been made when the other sidetakes its turn with the ball. Scores are made for each side every time aplayer is supposed to reach the home base either through a home run orby being advanced around bases by subsequent plays, a preceding runneror player being entitled to advance the same number of bases as theplayer supposed to have made a hit. This process is continued until eachside has had nine turns with the ball or nine innings. The winner is theone having the greatest number of runs or scores.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a face platehaving apertures indicative of a base ball diamond, a rotatable armbehind said face plate and provided with a representation of a ballplayer adapted to register with said openings, means for rotating saidarm, and variable means for interrupting the rotation of said arm,substantially as described.

2. In adevice of the class described, the combination of a face platehaving apertures indicative of a base ball diamond, a rotatable armbehind said face plate and provided with a representation of a ballplayer adapted to register with said openings, spring operated means forrotating said arm, a spring catch for locking said arm against rotation,a ball race, trigger mechanism projecting into said race and adapted torelease said catch when contacted with by a ball in said race, andvariable means for stopping the rotation of said arm, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination with a casinghaving front and rear portions, four perforations in said front portionequally spaced and arranged equidistant from the axis of an arm suitablymounted and adapted to revolve in the rear of said-front portion, meansfor revolving said arm, a figure on said arm being adapted to registerwith said apertures in a revolution of said arm about said axis, a ballreceptacle provided at one side of said casing, a tubular guideextending from the top of said casing tosaid ball receptacle, a balladapted to pass through said guide by gravity, a slot on the side ofsaid guide, an arbor provided in the operating mechanism, a leveradapted to extend through said slot and to be operated by contact withsaid ball, said lever being fixed to said arbor, a second lever fixed tosaid arbor extending upwardly and provided with a hook at its upperextremity, said wheel provided with a series of peripheral stopsirregularly spaced, a spring adapted to press said hook into frictionalengagement with the periphery of said wheel, and said hook being adaptedto register with and to engage one of said stops at each operation ofthe device, whereby said wheel and said arm which is positivelyconnected with said wheel are stopped simultaneously, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MICHAEL KERN.

